Why don't I look like I'm losing weight?

[Anonymous]

ok so I've always been overweight my whole life so far. around janurary I started workout eating right and I have lost over 30 lbs now when I look in the mirror I still see that fat girl I didn't like. people say I look smaller and I don't see it. my clothes don't fit there too big and my measurements are getting smaller but I don't see it in the mirror. MY GOAL IS TO LOSE 80 LBS but I haven't reach that yet. but anyway how come I don't see it?

[Paris13]

I am proud of you here, dear, for having Shed those First '30 lbs,' and although you may Not 'See it,' the Proof has come in the Pudding With... My clothes don't fit there too big...
Perhaps when realizing that even Rome was not built in a Day and you still have a little Ways in Weight to go, you will see More in Store, as time goes on. And when you buy a few new Outfits that really Fit, you will one day Look in the mirror and see that the Mirror has now two faces and Face the fat fact that you are no longer "Overweight."
Good luck and Keep going, you are Getting there. xx

[Asker]

thanks so much:D!!!

[Paris13]

You are so welcome, hun, and thank you so for the Like! xxoo

[Paris13]

Thank you, dear, for the Vote of Confidence, and I am quite Confident you will be where you want to be very soon. xxoo

[popsickle]

Trust what people say. They don't see you as often as you do, so they will notice any and all differences in you before you see it. Your best indicator is how your clothes fit. Looks like both of these signs point to you successfully losing weight. Congratulations!

In order to lose 80 pounds, you have to lose 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, etc first so be patient and keep doing what you're doing. It's working. Be proud of yourself.

[Asker]

thanks:D!!!

[Barrabus_the_Free]

We truly are our own harshest critics.

Last year, I dropped almost 60 pounds and increased my max on pretty much every lift I do (which is "Most of them", haha) by a significant amount, and I still saw myself as a fat guy with no muscle. I could outdo my powerlifting, former martial arts instructing, three combat tours in Iraq friend on quite a few of those lifts, but I still saw myself as not very strong.

Before and After pics help. And it takes time for your mind to actually SEE the new you, rather than the old you that it didn't like.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. I've been trying to lose weight too, I don't own a set of scales, but visually I can see I've lost a lot of weight. I l also find most of my clothes don't really fit any more. However, if anything I look worse than before, since the little remaining fat is so flabby and mobile. It's very demoralising, but I'm assured that this is normal. You need to stick with it, it's a temporary phase, and if you can keep with the diet and exercise, you'll get to the place you need to be. Don't give up!

[Abe90]

Well, to start off, it's not easy to see our results in the beginning because we see ourselves everyday not realizing the results. Or it could also be that maybe you're starting to resent yourself because you consider yourself as overweight or fat. Remember too, that in the beginning, we lose the water weight first, and then the fat. We also lose muscle too

[Abe90]

If you want to see your results accurately, take a picture of yourself now and look at an old picture of yourself from the past at your heaviest or heavier. You'll
Definitely see the results better

[Asker]

I wil thanks so much!! :)

[Levin]

I think that, if your previous weight had negative associations in your mind, and given we're all creatures of conditioning, if you repeatedly had these negative thoughts about your weight, then part of you will continue to see yourself in that way unless you consciously reprogram yourself a bit?

I always see myself as really skinny (and partly, I am), though I look at pictures, and I'm as broad as other men, at least on the shoulders, and I work out a lot.

[Bobba_Fett]

I lost 173lbs, I didn't feel like I lost anything.

I reckon its because of 2 things: 1. That I see myself every day and seeing change that slowly is hard to see any change at all. and 2. Because I was/am huge my skin didn't shrink, so although I saw the results you see, the skin was still there. Its like wearing you're dad's pajamas, but all fleshy and skin. Keep at it girl, and if you reach your goal and keep it off for a year or two get some contouring done.

[Josht13]

maybe you should've taken a picture at the start to see progress since you lose weight slowly you can't really notice the changes easily and if you still want to lose more weight you won't think you're at a good body yet and chubby/fat.

[iAMNirvana]

Hello Night king. please don't cross the wall next season. Jon has a lot to do and he's too busy to fight you.

[Josht13]

@iAMNirvana I'm the real king I da north

[iAMNirvana]

Its because your not close to your personal goal , you want to better than how you are now so your mind is not satisfied yet. I feel the same way for my workout
people say i look more masculine but i don't feel it for the same reason.

[Anonymous]

You won't notice it yourself most of the time. And the less weight you have, the longer it takes to lose it.

[SatyricLord]

Restrict your calories. That's it. Make sure you don't restrict your calories too much because some woman died before because she did that.

[Anonymous]

its probably just your psychological issue.